The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Friday and registered its first weekly gain in seven, buoyed by improving rates for all vessel segments. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, edged up 14 points, or 1.2%, at 1,148, a peak since Nov. 10. The index rose …
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